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for_o if_o it_o yield_v less_o it_o be_v not_o content_a if_o it_o repay_v equal_a it_o afford_v nothing_o proper_a therefore_o what_o remedy_n be_v there_o for_o man_n to_o be_v grateful_a to_o god_n for_o so_o many_o &_o so_o singular_a gift_n since_o he_o have_v say_v non_fw-la accipiam_fw-la de_fw-fr 49._o psal_n 49._o domo_fw-la tua_fw-la vitulos_fw-la neque_fw-la de_fw-la gredibus_fw-la tuis_fw-la hircos_fw-la quoniam_fw-la meus_fw-la est_fw-la orbis_fw-la terrarum_fw-la &_o universi_fw-la qui_fw-la habitant_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la i_o will_v not_o take_v calf_n of_o thy_o house_n neither_o goat_n of_o thy_o flock_n because_o the_o world_n be_v i_o &_o all_o that_o dwell_v therein_o our_o saviour_n christ_n do_v well_o foresee_v this_o imperfection_n of_o we_o and_o therefore_o he_o think_v to_o provide_v a_o remedy_n &_o questionless_a by_o no_o better_a mean_n then_o this_o facrament_n for_o since_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o this_o world_n more_o worthy_a or_o more_o excellent_a 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